Biography

Bethanie Liu is an electronic musician, composer, and a researcher and developer in music technology. 

 

As a performer, she has graced multiple prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, St. John’s Smith Square and Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Bethanie has received classical training in the recorder, piano, flute and organ since an early age. Her recorder performance has garnered distinctive international accolades. At the age of 15, Bethanie became the first and youngest prize winner from Asia at the Open Recorder Days Amsterdam to rank among the world’s top 3, receiving the antique Coolsma Bressan Alto Recorder. Bethanie is also the recipient of the honorable Jury Prize in the Taiwan International Recorder Festival in 2018, bestowed by the renowned Swiss recorder virtuoso Mr. Maurice Steger. Other notable achievements include her concerto debut as the concerto prize winner in the Tel Aviv International Recorder Competition in 2019, consequently performed as a featured soloist at the Israel Conservatory of Music. She also had the honor of being selected for Radio Television Hong Kong(RTHK)’s “Young Music Makers”, where she showcased her talents on respective television programs.

 

Bethanie now channels her expertise in recorder performance into the electronic realm. As an electronic musician, she designs her own system to deliver dynamic live electronic performances, showcasing her skills in controllerism. During her time as a student at Berklee College of Music, she was presented the Imogen Heap Award by the Electronic Production and Design department, in recognition of her outstanding achievements. Her studies are also fully supported by the Berklee World Tour Full Tuition Scholarship. Bethanie has worked as a live experience designer, audio programmer and live show adviser for artists in Hong Kong. 

 

As a researcher and software developer in music technology, Bethanie develops inclusive and accessible systems for people with disabilities. Her face-tracking musical expression system for people with limb motor impairment was presented at the International Csound Conference in Vienna, Austria. She has also been invited to be a guest presenter at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for her work in developing a virtual reality rhythm game for stroke rehabilitation. Bethanie is also active in research in music cognition and auditory perception, working as a research assistant at the Berklee Psychology of Music Lab under the guidance of principal investigator Dr. Erica Knowles. 

 

With her profound passion for music technology and performance, Bethanie strives to achieve the highest level of excellence in electronic performance and expand the possibilities of musical expression through technology and research.